spoils
Britishplural noun
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(sometimes singular) valuables seized by violence, esp in war
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the rewards and benefits of public office regarded as plunder for the winning party or candidate See also spoils system
Example Sentences
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Spoils of victory: Kevin Demoff, the Rams’ chief operating officer, attended practice wearing a Denver Nuggets NBA championship cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Are all of Henry James’s books as hopelessly bad as “The Spoils of Poynton”?
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
A different variation of the scorpion appears a few episodes later, in “The Spoils of War,” this time wielded by Bron, a trained soldier who’s had his entire life to get comfortable with projectile weaponry.
From Slate • May 7, 2019
After the “dragon-induced Armageddon” of last week’s Game of Thrones episode, “The Spoils of War,” it was inevitable that the follow-up was going to be comparatively smaller and more down to earth.
From The Verge • Aug. 14, 2017
Spoils the look of me number-one dress tunic, missing decoration.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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